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himself from the hearing, on the basis that he had made "disparaging remarks" about Hlophe while talking to other judges at a social gathering in 2017. According to Musi, Hlophe made the same request for recusal by telephone, as well as in writing. When the tribunal met on 2 July 2018, Musi recused
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December 2018 after two years' service as Deputy Judge President. Before joining the bench, he was a public prosecutor from 1986 to 1992 and a
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President for brief periods in 2015 and 2016, and in subsequent years, he filled the role on several occasions, filling in for Judge President
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